Verb
erlassen
to issue (a law, an act); to promulgate, to enact (a regulation)
B2
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Meanings
Verb
- to issue (a law, an act); to promulgate, to enact (a regulation)
- to let off (a penalty)
- to abate (debt, taxes)
- to waive (a fee)
In a sentence
Die Regierung hat ein neues Gesetz zum Schutz der Mieter erlassen.
The government has issued a new law to protect tenants.
Forms
infinitive
erlassen
he/she/it
erlässt
simple past
erließ
perfect
hat erlassen
takes + Akkusativ